MHB McInerney Example 3.1.5: Multivariable Differentiation Q&A

[Math Amateur]

I am reading Andrew McInerney's book: First Steps in Differential Geometry: Riemannian, Contact, Symplectic ... and I am focused on Chapter 3: Advanced Calculus ... and in particular on Section 3.1: The Derivative and Linear Approximation ...

In Section 3.1 McInerney defines what is meant by a function $$f: \mathbb{R}^n \to \mathbb{R}^m$$ being differentiable and also defines the derivative of $$f$$ at a point $$a \in \mathbb{R}^n$$ ...

... see the scanned text below for McInerney's definitions and notation ...

... McInerney then gives several examples ... I need help with several aspects of Example 3.1.5 which reads as follows:
View attachment 8914I have two questions with respect to Example 3.1.5 ...Question 1

In the above text from McInerney we read the following:

"... ... Then $$\mu$$ is differentiable for all $$a = (a_1, a_2) \in \mathbb{R}^2$$ and $$D \mu (a_1, a_2) (h_1, h_2) = a_1 h_2 + a_2 h_1$$ ... .. Can someone explain exactly how/why ...

(a) $$\mu$$ is differentiable for all $$a = (a_1, a_2) \in \mathbb{R}^2$$

and ...

(b)$$ D \mu (a_1, a_2) (h_1, h_2) = a_1 h_2 + a_2 h_1$$ ... .. that is how/why is this true ...(especially given that McInerney has only just defined differentiable and the derivative!)
Question 2

In the above text from McInerney we read the following:

"... ... $$\displaystyle \lim_{ \mid \mid h \mid \mid \to 0} \frac{ \mid h_1 h_2 \mid }{ \sqrt{ h_1^2 + h_2^2 } } = 0$$ ... ... Can someone please show and explain exactly how/why it is that $$\displaystyle \lim_{ \mid \mid h \mid \mid \to 0} \frac{ \mid h_1 h_2 \mid }{ \sqrt{ h_1^2 + h_2^2 } } = 0 $$... ...
Help will be much appreciated ... ...

Peter==========================================================================

It may help members reading the above post to have access to the text at the start of Section 3.1 of McInerney ... if only to give access to McInerney's terminology and notation ... so I am providing access to the text at the start of Section 3.1 ... as follows:
View attachment 8915
Hope that helps ...

Peter

 

[MathProfessor]

When $f(x,y)=xy$ then if $a=({a}_{1},{a}_{2})$ and $h=({h}_{1},{h}_{2})$,
$f(a+h)=f({a}_{1}+{h}_{1},{a}_{2}+{h}_{2})=({a}_{1}+{h}_{1})({a}_{2}+{h}_{2})$
$={a}_{1}{a}_{2}+{a}_{1}{h}_{2}+{a}_{2}{h}_{1}+{h}_{1}{h}_{2}$
$=f({a}_{1},{a}_{2})+{T}_{a}({h}_{1},{h}_{2})+{h}_{1}{h}_{2}$
where ${T}_{a}({h}_{1},{h}_{2})={a}_{1}{h}_{2}+{a}_{2}{h}_{1}$ is a linear transformation in h.
So $f(a+h)=f(a)+{T}_{a}(h)+{h}_{1}{h}_{2}$ you can let $ \phi(h)={h}_{1}{h}_{2}$ .
Now $\frac{\parallel f(a+h)-f(a)-{T}_{a}(h)\parallel}{\parallel h \parallel}$
$=\frac{\parallel \phi(h)\parallel}{\parallel h \parallel}=\frac{\parallel {h}_{1}{h}_{2}\parallel}{\parallel h \parallel}$.
In $R$ you have $\parallel {h}_{1}{h}_{2}\parallel=\left|{{h}_{1}{h}_{2}}\right|$ and in ${R}^{2}$
$\parallel h \parallel=\sqrt{{h}_{1}^{2}+{h}_{2}^{2}}$. And
$\left|{{h}_{1}}\right|\le\sqrt{{h}_{1}^{2}+{h}_{2}^{2}}$ and $\left|{{h}_{2}}\right|\le\sqrt{{h}_{1}^{2}+{h}_{2}^{2}}$.
So $0\le \frac{\left|{{h}_{1}{h}_{2}}\right|}{\parallel h \parallel}\le\sqrt{{h}_{1}^{2}+{h}_{2}^{2}}$
And $\lim_{{h}\to{0}} \frac{\left|{{h}_{1}{h}_{2}}\right|}{\parallel h \parallel}=0$

 

[Math Amateur]

When $f(x,y)=xy$ then if $a=({a}_{1},{a}_{2})$ and $h=({h}_{1},{h}_{2})$,
$f(a+h)=f({a}_{1}+{h}_{1},{a}_{2}+{h}_{2})=({a}_{1}+{h}_{1})({a}_{2}+{h}_{2})$
$={a}_{1}{a}_{2}+{a}_{1}{h}_{2}+{a}_{2}{h}_{1}+{h}_{1}{h}_{2}$
$=f({a}_{1},{a}_{2})+{T}_{a}({h}_{1},{h}_{2})+{h}_{1}{h}_{2}$
where ${T}_{a}({h}_{1},{h}_{2})={a}_{1}{h}_{2}+{a}_{2}{h}_{1}$ is a linear transformation in h.
So $f(a+h)=f(a)+{T}_{a}(h)+{h}_{1}{h}_{2}$ you can let $ \phi(h)={h}_{1}{h}_{2}$ .
Now $\frac{\parallel f(a+h)-f(a)-{T}_{a}(h)\parallel}{\parallel h \parallel}$
$=\frac{\parallel \phi(h)\parallel}{\parallel h \parallel}=\frac{\parallel {h}_{1}{h}_{2}\parallel}{\parallel h \parallel}$.
In $R$ you have $\parallel {h}_{1}{h}_{2}\parallel=\left|{{h}_{1}{h}_{2}}\right|$ and in ${R}^{2}$
$\parallel h \parallel=\sqrt{{h}_{1}^{2}+{h}_{2}^{2}}$. And
$\left|{{h}_{1}}\right|\le\sqrt{{h}_{1}^{2}+{h}_{2}^{2}}$ and $\left|{{h}_{2}}\right|\le\sqrt{{h}_{1}^{2}+{h}_{2}^{2}}$.
So $0\le \frac{\left|{{h}_{1}{h}_{2}}\right|}{\parallel h \parallel}\le\sqrt{{h}_{1}^{2}+{h}_{2}^{2}}$
And $\lim_{{h}\to{0}} \frac{\left|{{h}_{1}{h}_{2}}\right|}{\parallel h \parallel}=0$

Thanks MathProfessor ...

Appreciate your help ... but just another question ...

How would you find/calculate the derivative of $f(x,y)=xy$ ... in the most efficient way ... indeed, what formula would you use ... ?

Thanks again,

Peter

 

[MathProfessor]

For every function which is linear with respect to x and y like f(x,y)=xy, the derivative is
T_a(h₁,h₂)=f(a₁,h₂)+f(h₁,a₂)
which satisfies $\lim_{h \to 0}\frac{\parallel f(x)-f(a)-T_a(h)\parallel}{\parallel h \parallel}=0$. this uses the fact that there exists some positive constant C such that $\parallel f(h_1,h_2) \parallel \le C \parallel h_1 \parallel \parallel h_2 \parallel $
If f is not linear with respect to x and y, f must have the first partial derivatives defined at point a. In this case the derivative of f at point a is given by
$T_a(h_1,h_2)=\frac {\partial f}{\partial x}(a_1,a_2)h_1+\frac {\partial f}{\partial y}(a_1,a_2)h_2$ if it satisfies the limit
$\lim_{h \to 0}\frac{\parallel f(x)-f(a)-T_a(h)\parallel}{\parallel h \parallel}=0$.